Every recent Tennessee head coach has (or had) a schtick: Junior had a plan to be the biggest dick on the block; SOD, with the snappy pants and emphasis on shower hygiene, was into personal grooming; and Butch Jones seems to have a thing for cryptic slogans.

In case you missed, the 2013 version of the Tennessee Vols football team is Team 117.

Or, in Twitter parlance, #Team117.

Players started promoting the slogan shortly after an initial team meeting last week. After some initial confusion, the meaning was clear: This is the 117th installment of Tennessee football.

Glad they cleared that up. The players probably thought it was a reference to last year’s defensive ranking. Alas, that would have meant calling the Vols Team 110.

Is Butch Jones a Michigan man? That’s how the Wolverines refer to their teams (“Team 134″ is next year’s, I believe), and, after Lane Kiffin tried to turn Tennessee into Southern California East, I’m curious how Volunteers fans will take to another head coach co-opting another program’s quirks rather than building upon their own tradition.

Quote Of The Day

“It brings back a great Bulldog running back in Thomas who has NFL playing experience and has had success as a college coach at multiple schools. He also inherits a position that has been built to an elite level by Bryan. And it gives Bryan the opportunity to return to coaching the position he played and the one where he cut his teeth serving as a graduate assistant under wide receiver coach John Eason here at UGA. It also provides him with a new experience as a passing game coordinator.” -- Mark Richt, AB-H, 2/16/15